My poems “Scarecrow Dances,” “Tuning the Beast,” and “Synapses and Other Conjunctions” have been published at The Blue Nib. The latter two were written during the August 2015 Tupelo Press 30/30 Challenge.
O at the Edges
Musings on poetry, language, perception, numbers, food, and anything else that slips through the cracks.
Here’s to fewer rejections in September! Congrats, Robert.
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Thanks, Michael. So far, so good!
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Awesome, Bob! My favourite – Synapses and Other Conjunctions – the rattler story! Great lead-in.
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Thanks, Lynne. I particularly enjoyed writing that one.
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visited The Blue Nib and read your poetry…very enjoyable…liked all three but ❤ "scarecrows" and "rattlesnakes" and the photo…first saw a sign similar to this in 1983 when Don and I were moving to Arizona. 🙂
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I’m not sure where that sign stands – I found the photo on morguefile.com. But it seemed appropriate. 🙂
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the sign is perfect…could be one of the ones I saw off of I-10, possibly in New Mexico 🙂
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These are magnificent!!
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Thank you, Tamara. I’m so pleased you like them.
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I love them all, but Synapses and Other Conjunctions is amazing. I’ve gone back to read it a few more times. And I concur with your advice: wear boots. Always good advice in the desert. 🙂
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Thank you! I’m meeting a contractor at our country place tomorrow morning, and I’ll definitely be wearing my boots, as the place is sure to be overgrown.
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My, Bob; you are becoming Tupelo’s poster boy 🙂 I have yet to read those at the Blue Nip – saving them for the right time to savour.
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Ha! I just recently learned of The Blue Nib, and thought I’d send them something. The two 30/30 pieces hadn’t been circulating, so it seemed time to give them a shot. 🙂
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Good shot 🙂
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Mostly I miss, but apparently my aim was true for once.
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At some point you get more hits than misses.
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Oh, no. I just tend to ignore the misses!
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Sir Robert’s Fan-Girl: *stupid grin betrays speechless awe*
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Ha, and thank you! Greetings from Bandera, Texas! I am meeting an air conditioning contractor tomorrow morning at our rural property, the Hill Country Hovel, and rather than drive in the dark tomorrow morning and risk hitting deer, I chose to spend the night in Bandera. But I don’t believe I’ll be sampling the night life – I brought my laptop!
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Wow. I’m jealous. I wish I had a Hill Country Hovel. Or night life. Or the energy to sample it if I were so inclined.
But then, you have a gift for making anything seem like an adventure!
Seriously.
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Well, life is an adventure! As for our Hill Country Hovel (aka Money Pit), it’s been both dream and nightmare. When I was in my early 40s I enjoyed going out every weekend and working my butt off. Now that I’m nearing 60, it’s not nearly as much fun. The manual labor is more taxing, and quite frankly I’d rather spend my time writing.
As for night life, Bandera, the self-proclaimed “Cowboy Capital of the World” is famous for having a large number of bars per capita, serving the large number of cowboys (many dude ranches in the area) and tourists. I’ve been to several of the bars, but only in daylight. I can’t seem to muster the energy or interest to partake of the scene. 🙂
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Well done Robert. Your hard work and great poetry deserve it.
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Thank you, Davy. I’m always mildly surprised when something gets accepted for publication, but it’s a nice surprise.
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Congratulations!
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Thanks very much, Andrew.
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You’re welcome.
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